SAN FRANCISCO, CA (July 21, 2025) — The California Academy of Sciences and partners at The Marine Mammal Center can confirm ...

Class Myxini Order Myxiniformes Family Myxinidae Rafinesque 1815 (hagfishes) Subfamily Rubicundinae Fernholm, Norén, Kullander, Quattrini et al.

Model natural selection and explore the genetics behind color vision. What selective pressures affect vision?

Spend a little time observing the animal yourself. What are some things that you, as an adult, notice and wonder about it? Notice whether the animal seems to be more active at certain times of day or ...

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This kinesthetic activity demonstrates to students that the earth's tilt is what is responsible for shifting light patterns and the change in seasons.

Plan, carry out, and interpret results of a scientific investigation. Explain why melting land ice causes sea levels to rise, but melting sea ice does not. Recognize the far-reaching effects of global ...

The California Academy of Sciences is a science museum—and scientific and educational institution—located in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park.

Life in technicolor: Neon-hued fish and corals abound in Twilight Zone ’s vivid habitats. To the extreme: See what it takes for our scientific divers to safely reach mesophotic depths. Elusive ...

Explore our evolutionary history while surrounded by dioramas of African wildlife and splashing penguins.

Entomology research at the Academy is vital because insects and arachnids make up four-fifths of all the world's species. Learn from our entomologists!